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Joe Biden eyes tax rate as high as 43.4% in upcoming economic plan

The White House plans to propose almost doubling the capital gains tax rate for those earning $1 million or more, to 39.6%

Joe Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half

The president will commit the United States to deep cuts in emissions at an Earth Day summit meeting that starts on Thursday, according to people familiar with the plan

BML: Derek Chauvin verdict brings a rare rebuke of police misconduct

A jury deliberated for just over 10 hours before pronouncing Mr. Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter

Pakistani national charged with smuggling undocumented individuals into US

Pakistani national has been indicted by an American federal grand jury for allegedly using fraudulent documents and travel routes to facilitate the entry of unauthorised individuals into the US

Corporation tax: Biden says open to compromise on infra, but not inaction

President Joe Biden drew a red line on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, saying he is open to compromise on how to pay for the package but inaction is unacceptable

Former US Vice President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release

Former Vice President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023. "I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my life in public service to the American people, from serving in Congress, to the Indiana Governor's office and as Vice President of the United States," Pence said in a statement. "I look forward to working with the outstanding team at Simon & Schuster to invite readers on a journey from a small town in Indiana to Washington, DC." According to Pence's agent, David Vigliano, "all major publishers competed for the book, and the deal was worth well into seven figures." A top editor from a rival publishing house confirmed that amount. The editor was not authorized to discuss negotiations and asked not to be identified. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that it also signed Pence to a second book but did not immediately provide details. Pence is the first major Trump administration official to have .

India to buy 30 US Predator drones for $3 bn to counter China, Pakistan

India is emerging as a strategic defense partner for the US, particularly in countering Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean and some areas of Southeast Asia

Could Joe Biden's climate change policy lead to more militarism?

Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn't mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon

Texans will pay for decades as crisis tacks billions onto electricity bills

The price tag so far: $50.6 billion, the cost of electricity sold from early Monday, when the blackouts began, to Friday morning

Ensure norms of democracy are maintained, US Caucus tells India

India Caucus in the US Congress has urged the Indian government to ensure that the norms of democracy are maintained and protesters allowed to demonstrate peacefully and have access to the Internet

Iran nuclear-deal: Joe Biden says US sanctions will not be lifted

US President Joe Biden has said he will not lift economic sanctions against Iran until it complies with the terms agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal

Senate Republicans back Donald Trump on the eve of impeachment trial

Donald Trump's defenders in the Senate rallied around the former president before his impeachment trial, dismissing it as a waste of time

China should expect extreme competition' from US, says President Joe Biden

Joe Biden says China is in for extreme competition from the US under his administration, but that the new relationship he wants to forge need not be one of conflict

Pak govt to join review proceedings of SC acquittals in Pearl murder case

The Sindh government on Friday filed a review petition in the apex court against the acquittal of Sheikh and his three accomplices

Russia receives invitation to attend Joe Biden's presidential inauguration

The US has sent an invitation to Russia to attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden scheduled for January 20, the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. confirmed in a statement on Tuesday

NYS starts Covid-19 vaccination for group 1B, including 75+ years old

New Yorkers within priority group 1B can now begin scheduling appointments with individual providers, including pharmacies, local health departments, and hospitals, to receive the Covid-19 vaccine

Donald Trump issues emergency declaration for presidential inaugural

Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nations capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence in the lead-up to and during Joe Biden's inauguration

Pink or blue, casual or formal? Vogue goes rogue with Kamala's cover pic

Kamala Harris' cover photograph on Vogue has lit up the internet with duelling interpretations of how she is represented

'America United' to be Joe Biden's inaugural theme on January 20

The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) on Monday announced that the theme for Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20 would be 'America United'.

Indian-American pleads guilty to telemarketing money-laundering charges

An Indian-American from Chicago has pleaded guilty to the charges of laundering money from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims, the Department of Justice has said